Georgia Code
Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice
§ 49-4A-9. Sentence of Youthful Offenders; Modification of Order; Review; Participation in Programs

History. Code 1981, § 49-4A-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 1995, p. 619, § 9; Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 27; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-22; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 3/HB 1146; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-9/HB 242.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted “Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency” for “Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Labor” in the first sentence of subsection (e).
The 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, in subsection (b), in the second sentence, deleted “or parole” preceding “of any child” in the first proviso, in the second proviso, deleted “or paroling” following “upon releasing”, substituted “for committing a delinquent act” for “delinquent”, inserted “class A designated felony act or class B”, substituted “Code Section 15-11-2” for “Code Section 15-11-63”, and deleted “or paroled” following “released” at the end, and, in the last sentence, substituted “So long as” for “As long as” at the beginning; and, in subsection (e), substituted “juvenile detention facility” for “youth development center” three times in the first sentence. See editor’s note for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
Administrative rules and regulations.
Administrative revocations of juvenile community placement, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Juvenile Justice, Chapter 97-2.

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